As we near the end of the year and look back on the last 12 months in film, it becomes clear that calling 2020 a weird time for movies is something of an understatement. Theaters have been closed in parts of the country for most of the year, leading to a resurgence of drive-in movies and sending major studio releases to streaming services. No matter how you managed to watch them, there have been some real standout films this year—and, of course, some total turkeys. With that in mind, we've put together a list of the worst movies of 2020.
Some of these films got mainstream attention and provoked heated debates, while others came and went without most of us even noticing. Nevertheless, they got enough of the wrong kind of critical attention to earn a spot at the bottom of Metacritic's ranked list of 2020 movies. Read on to find out if any of your recent favorites were among the year's worst reviewed, and to be grateful for the messes you missed. And for 2020's small-screen failures, discover The Worst TV Shows of 2020, According to Critics.
60 | Fatale
LionsgateMetascore: 43
And for the worst movies from any year, check out The Worst Movies of All Time, According to Critics.
Warner Bros. Pictures58 | Four Kids and It
LionsgateMetascore: 42
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Sony Pictures Releasing56 | Robert the Bruce
Signature EntertainmentMetascore: 42
And for movies that came out this year that are actually worth watching, These Are the Best Movies of 2020, According to Critics.
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Paramount Pictures5 | Songbird
STXfilmsMetascore: 27
And for more genre misses, These Are the Worst Horror Movies of All Time, According to Critics.
Universal Pictures3 | The Tax Collector
RLJE FilmsMetascore: 22
And for another walk down bad movie memory lane, revisit The Worst Movie That Came Out the Year You Graduated.
Sony Pictures Releasing1 | The Last Days of American Crime
NetflixMetascore: 15
And for more of the worst of the worst, These Are the Movies on Rotten Tomatoes With 0 Percent Ratings.
